David Croteau and William Hoynes - Media, Society: Industries, Images, and Audiences

<P>Praise for the Second Edition </P><P>"Croteau and Hoynes have written the clearest, most comprehensive, and useful textbook I?ve seen on the media, American Society, and their interconnections. As sage as it is thoroughgoinga, it serves as an encyclopedic reference book as well as a cogent summation of what scholars know. My congratulations to the authors."</P><P>-- Todd Gitlin, <I>Columbia University</I> </P> <P>"The most comprehensive and insightful book on the role of media in life and society. If students, scholars, and all those concerned about our culture had to pick one book to enlighten and inform them, this would be the book." </P><P>-- George Gerbner, Bell Atlantic Professor of Telecommunication, <I>Temple University</I> </P> <P>In a society saturated by mass media, from newspapers and magazines, television and radio, to digital video projects and the worldwide web, most students possess a great deal of media knowledge and experience before they ever enter the classroom. What they often lack, h Minimize